WEIRD NATURE
Its enzymes degrade polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could ‘revolutionize’ recycling. Wax worm eating a piece of plastic. Photograph: CSIC Communications Department/PA – Damian Carrington Environment editor @dpcarrington Last modified on 2022 Oct 04 – Enzymes that rapidly break down plastic …
Ranchers are increasingly being forced to sell off parts of herds and seeing cows perish as drought conditions worsen. Carla Gómez, a rancher in Mora, New Mexico with her grandchildren. In April she had to flee her ranch to escape the largest wildfire …
Honorable Mention – Journeys & Adventures. Polar Bear 81. Hudson Bay, Canada. Bob Chiu View gallery – 20 images – By Rich Haridy 2022 Oct 02 – The Siena Photo Awards reliably deliver a most spectacular array of shots and this year’s winners are …
A new study provides “firm” evidence that dogs can detect the smell of stress. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Sep 28 – Having been domesticated many thousands of years ago, dogs have evolved to become highly attuned to human behavior, but a study …
Wetlands like this one in California’s Morro Bay Estuary shelter fish, animals and plants and help control flooding. Citizen of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Albert C. Lin, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis – Published: 2022 Sep …
Downed powerlines can mean weeks without power. AP Photo/Matt Slocum – By Will Gorman, Graduate Student Researcher in Electricity Markets and Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Bentham Paulos, Affiliate, Electricity Markets & Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Galen Barbose, Research Scientist, Lawrence …
Covering 43 hectares, the forest shares a single root system with each tree genetically identical to one another. Public Domain – By Rich Haridy 2022 Sep 26 – An ecologist from Utah State University is warning one of the world’s largest living things, a …
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test is the first planetary defense experiment ever attempted. NASA/JHUAPL/Steve Gribben – By Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Air University Published: 2022 Sep 20 – On 2022 Sep 26, NASA plans to change an asteroid’s …
Scientists in Germany have estimated how many ants there are on Earth. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Sep 19 – The next time an inquisitive four-year-old asks how many ants there are on Earth, you can be ready to fire back a specific …
Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland features around 40,000 exposed polygonal columns of basalt in perfect vertical sections. Chris Hill/Photodisc via Getty Images – By Maxim Lavrentovich, Assistant Professor of Theoretical Biophysics, University of Tennessee Published: 2022 Sep 19 – Curious Kids is a …
